Just in case you need a few more stats to explain what you're looking at: The missile hit the satellite at 17,000 mph, 130 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
Feb 21st 2008 By Michael Rundle
With Superman Missing, DoD Shoots Down Satellite
Since Superman could not be found at the Hall of Justice, the U.S. Department of Defense was forced to shoot down a doomed satellite that threatened to crash into the Earth and release a cloud of toxic fuel. The tactical missile was fired around 10:26 p.m. Eastern Time on February 20 from the USS Lake Erie, at a cost of around $50 million. The DoD has not yet confirmed that the fuel tank itself was destroyed in the resulting explosion. But by releasing this video, they have confirmed that it looked really cool.
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Thursday 21 February
By charlie
50 million? shucks, the government will re-coup this as soon as I pay my taxes to the irs.
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Thursday 21 February
By brian
50 mill, that's great and it would have contaminated an area less then 1/2 the size of my backyard. More of a "look at we can do" then anything else. Bush is such an idiot, leave already.
Brian
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Thursday 28 February
By Tony
Oh come on. I know bush is an idiot, but you know that he is only a pawn - right? How can you blame a useless idiot? ever heard of the skull and bones society? :K
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Wednesday 28 May
By adult toys
They'd better spend this money to clean up the space... there is too much trash there... Soon, we 'd have no possibility to launch there anything without danger of collision.
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